Islamic Republic of Iran

Political office-holders

Our database contains 1,253 politicians connected with Iran.

Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
First Vice President1--
President1--
President of Iran-71
Supreme Leader1--
Supreme Leader of Iran--1
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
advisor to the President of Iran-11
Chairman of the Assembly of Experts for Leadership--2
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran-1-
Member of the Expediency Discernment Council-56
Member of the Guardian Council-2-
Minister of Agriculture Jihad111
Minister of Co-operatives, Labour and Social Welfare-31
Minister of Commerce of Iran-1-
Minister of Communication & Information Technology1--
Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, & Tourism1-2
Minister of Culture & Islamic Guidance141
Minister of Defense & Armed Forces Logistics14-
Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance1-1
Minister of Education1--
Minister of Education-1-
Minister of Energy1--
Minister of Energy-51
Minister of Foreign Affairs1--
Minister of Health and Medical Education-2-
Minister of Health, Treatment, & Medical Education1--
Minister of Industry, Mining, & Trade141
Minister of Information and Communications Technology-11
Minister of Intelligence-41
Minister of Intelligence & Security1--
Minister of Interior1--
Minister of Justice111
Minister of Labor, Cooperatives, & Social Welfare1--
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of Iran--1
Minister of Petroleum1--
Minister of Petroleum of Iran-72
Minister of Roads and Urban Development141
Minister of Science, Research and Technology111
Minister of Sport and Youth-2-
Minister of Sports & Youth1--
Secretary of the Cabinet1--
Secretary of the Guardian Council--1
Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly-3-
Vice President & Head, Planning and Budget Organization11-
Vice President as Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran13-
Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs111
Vice President of Iran-51
Vice President of Iran-326
Vice President of Iran for Economic Affairs-2-
Vice President of Iran for Executive Affairs121
Vice-President as Head of Department of Environment--1
Vice-President as Head of the Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organisation--1
Vice-President for Legal Affairs111
Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs--1
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Islamic Consultative Assembly-23327
Member of the Majles--32
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Attorney-General of Iran-2-
First Vice Chief Justice of Iran-1-
First Vice Chief Justice of Iran-2-
Spokesman of the Judicial system of Iran-11
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief of Staff1-1
Chief of the General Staff of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-1-
Commander of Basij-1-
Commander of Quds Force--1
Commander of the Iranian Navy-31
Commander of the Revolutionary Guard Ground Force-1-
Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran--4
Commanders-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-31
Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council-31
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Central Bank of Iran13-
Managing Director of the Export Development Bank of Iran--1
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Azerbaijan to Iran--1
ambassador of Belarus to Iran-12
ambassador of Bolivia to Iran-1-
ambassador of Bulgaria to Iran--1
ambassador of Denmark to Iran-11
ambassador of France to Iran-51
ambassador of Hungary to Iran-1-
ambassador of Indonesia to Iran--1
ambassador of Iran--2
ambassador of Iran to Syria-31
ambassador of Japan to Iran-71
ambassador of Kenya to Iran-11
Ambassador of Nigeria to Iran--1
ambassador of Pakistan to Iran-61
Ambassador of Palestine in Iran-11
ambassador of Poland to Iran-4-
ambassador of Spain to Iran-7-
ambassador of Switzerland to Iran--1
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Islamic Republic of Iran-21
ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Iran-1-
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Iran-5-
ambassador of Zimbabwe to Iran-11
Apostolic Nuncio to Iran-12
Chinese Ambassador to Iran-11
Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations-21
Saudi ambassador to Iran--1
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran-101
United States Special Envoy for Middle East Peace-11

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not.

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